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The news was spread quickly throughout the company.
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Narrator
The news was spread quickly throughout the company.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Reporting News
The news spread rapidly throughout the company.
Describing an Event
Word of the merger spread quickly through the company.
Expressing Concern
Rumors spread quickly; we need to address them promptly.
Hypothetical Situation
If the news had been kept confidential, it wouldn't have spread so quickly.
Rephrased versions
Formal
The dissemination of the news was swift throughout the organization.
Casual
The news flew around the company.
Simpler English
Everyone in the company heard the news fast.
Phrases to learn
spread quickly
To disseminate or become known rapidly.
throughout the company
In every part of the company.